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  • 11HUNT (J. H. L.) — HUNT JOHN HENRY LEIGH (1784 1859) Poète et journaliste, polygraphe, ardent controversiste, l’écrivain anglais Leigh Hunt demeure sans doute une figure de second plan, mais sympathique. Ami courageux des jeunes poètes et prosateurs dont il… …

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  • 12HUNT (R. M.) — HUNT RICHARD MORRIS (1828 1895) L’un des premiers architectes américains qui soit venu étudier à l’École nationale des beaux arts, à Paris, Hunt y devient l’assistant de Lefuel, étudie la peinture avec Couture et la sculpture avec Barye. En 1854 …

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  • 13hunt — ► VERB 1) pursue and kill (a wild animal) for sport or food. 2) (also hunt for or after) try to find by diligent searching. 3) (hunt down) pursue and capture (someone). 4) (hunted) appearing alarmed or harassed as if being hunted …

    English terms dictionary

  • 14Hunt's-up — n. A tune played on the horn very early in the morning to call out the hunters; hence, any arousing sound or call. [Obs.] Shak. [1913 Webster] Time plays the hunt s up to thy sleepy head. Drayton. [1913 Webster] …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 15hunt — [n] search, chase coursing, exploration, field sport, following, frisking, game, hounding, hunting, inquest, inquiry, inquisition, interrogation, investigation, look see*, meddling, probe, prosecution, prying, pursuance, pursuing, pursuit, quest …

    New thesaurus

  • 16hunt's-up — [hunts up′] n. [contr. < the hunt is up (i.e., the hunt is starting)] a rousing tune played on a hunting horn to get the hunters out …

    English World dictionary

  • 17Hunt [2] — Hunt, Grafschaft im Staate Texas (Nordamerika), 45 QM., von den Quellenflüssen des Sabine River bewässert; Waldungen, fruchtbare Prairien; Producte: Mais, Baumwolle, Rindvieh; genannt nach Memucan Hunt, ehemaligem Ministerresidenten von Texas bei …

    Pierer's Universal-Lexikon

  • 18hunt — I verb burrow, chase, chase after, conduct a search, consectari, delve for, ensnare, explore, fasten oneself upon, ferret, follow, follow close upon, follow the trail, forage, give chase, go after, go in pursuit of, go in search of, grope for,… …

    Law dictionary

  • 19Hunt [1] — Hunt (spr. Hont), 1) Henry, geb. 1773 zu Willington in Wiltshire, Sohn eines reichen Pachters, war erst Gutsbesitzer, dann Brauer in Bristol u. als einer der besten Jäger u. Angler bekannt; er zeigte sich bei dem projectirten Einfall der… …

    Pierer's Universal-Lexikon

  • 20Hunt [1] — Hunt (Hund, Förderwagen), s. Bergbau (Förderung), S. 667 …

    Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon